Simian Sculling

Just some apes in boats.

Rowing the Tsugaru Strait

It looks like there’s a train that goes across the water anyway…

Dates: 2026-05-27 – Present

Meters rowed: 22,896

Total meters: 19,452.1

Completion Percentage: 100.0%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Jim Chimpsky 12,000 61.69% 1h 21m 12s 603
Oar-angutan 5,896 30.31% 0h 30m 10s 318
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 5,000 25.7% 0h 24m 40s 277

Circumnavigating the Globe like Magellan

Will we mutiny as well?

Dates: 2026-04-17 – Present

Meters rowed: 308,292

Total meters: 56,478,072.1

Completion Percentage: 0.55%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 133,958 0.24% 12h 51m 40s 7,323
Jim Chimpsky 123,224 0.22% 13h 20m 05s 6,179
Oar-angutan 42,520 0.08% 4h 01m 13s 2,200
Mo Monkeys Mo Problems 8,590 0.02% 0h 45m 13s 450

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Rowing the Catalina Channel

You already know what Wine Mixer occurs here.

Dates: 2026-05-24 – 2026-05-26

Meters rowed: 32,805

Total meters: 31,796.4

Completion Percentage: 100.0%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 15,073 47.4% 1h 25m 49s 812
Jim Chimpsky 12,000 37.74% 1h 13m 04s 613
Oar-angutan 5,732 18.03% 0h 30m 05s 305

Rowing the Molokaʻi Channel

The sharks and man-of-war jellyfish won’t impede us.

Dates: 2026-05-16 – 2026-05-23

Meters rowed: 49,551

Total meters: 44,131.5

Completion Percentage: 100.0%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Jim Chimpsky 24,018 54.42% 2h 30m 50s 1,229
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 20,050 45.43% 1h 48m 38s 1,102
Oar-angutan 5,483 12.42% 0h 30m 06s 285

Rowing the Cook Strait

Also known as Te Moana-o-Raukawa, which is probably better than naming it after a colonizer.

Dates: 2026-05-12 – 2026-05-15

Meters rowed: 41,277

Total meters: 22,722.0

Completion Percentage: 100.0%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Jim Chimpsky 17,021 74.91% 1h 42m 42s 879
Oar-angutan 12,161 53.52% 1h 10m 16s 622
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 10,063 44.29% 0h 59m 24s 545
Mo Monkeys Mo Problems 2,032 8.94% 0h 10m 02s 110

Rowing the North Channel

Also known as the Sruth na Maoile or the Sheuch.

Dates: 2026-05-04 – 2026-05-11

Meters rowed: 72,773

Total meters: 55,576.7

Completion Percentage: 100.0%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Jim Chimpsky 27,744 49.92% 3h 02m 33s 1,375
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 25,223 45.38% 2h 29m 42s 1,389
Oar-angutan 13,248 23.84% 1h 20m 36s 670
Mo Monkeys Mo Problems 6,558 11.8% 0h 35m 11s 340

Rowing the English Channel

People can swim this, right? Surely we can row it.

Dates: 2026-04-17 – 2026-04-23

Meters rowed: 44,270

Total meters: 43,050.6

Completion Percentage: 100.0%

Name Meters Rowed % of Total Time Rowed Calories Burned
Ham the Ast-row Chimp 24,240 56.31% 2h 24m 55s 1,304
Jim Chimpsky 20,030 46.53% 2h 11m 26s 980